Displaying detailed device information

In addition to the information that is available in the Devices data window, you can click (i) in the Details column to display more information as shown in Figure 24.

Figure 24 Detailed Device Display dialog

Exporting device information to a file

To save device information to a file, open the topology display and perform the following procedure:

1.Select one or more switches. If no switches are selected, devices information is gathered for all switches.

2.Select Switch > Export Devices Information.

3.Enter a file name in the Save dialog.

4.Click Save.

Managing device port nicknames

You can assign a nickname to a device port World Wide Name. A nickname is a user-definable, meaningful name that can be used in place of the World Wide Name. Assigning a nickname makes it easier to recognize device ports when zoning your fabric or when viewing the Devices data window.

McDATA Web Server maintains nicknames in the Nicknames.xml file, which is found in your working directory. In addition to creating, editing, and deleting nicknames, you can also export the nicknames to a file, which can then be imported into the Nicknames.xml file on other workstations.

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